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Minnesota finds source of Palmer amaranth on CRP land

Apr. 6, 2017 at 6:13 pm CDT

Reuters — An invasive weed likely entered Minnesota through seed planted on land in a U.S. conservation program, state agriculture officials said on Thursday, bringing to a close an official probe of a growing threat to agricultural production. Infestations of the weed, Palmer amaranth, have affected other states in the […]

U.S. grains: Wheat falls in thin trade

Apr. 6, 2017 at 4:34 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: Bargain buying rallies CME hogs

Apr. 6, 2017 at 4:28 pm CDT

By Theopolis Waters

Grain equipment firm AGI buys into dryer market

Apr. 5, 2017 at 7:25 pm CDT

By Staff

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound on Argentina rains

Apr. 5, 2017 at 6:27 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle end firmer despite cash pessimism

Apr. 5, 2017 at 4:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures gained modestly on Wednesday, aided by their discounts to this week’s cash price expectations, said traders. They said sufficient supplies and seasonally tepid wholesale beef demand capped market advances. April live cattle closed up 0.05 cent/lb. to 118.275 cents, and […]

By Theopolis Waters

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans, corn have downside risk

Apr. 5, 2017 at 3:26 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade have short-term downside potential, one U.S. analyst says, as traders watch exports, weather and fund positioning. Since last week, soybeans have lost close to 25 cents per bushel in the May contract, closing at $9.4425, while corn […]

By Jade Markus

Palmer amaranth threatening U.S. corn fields

Apr. 5, 2017 at 3:13 pm CDT

Winterset, Iowa | Reuters — A U.S. government program designed to convert farmland to wildlife habitat has triggered the spread of a fast-growing weed that threatens to strangle crops in America’s rural heartland. The weed is hard to kill and, if left unchecked, destroys as much as 91 per cent […]

By Renita D. Young Tom Polansek

Krispy Kreme owner to buy bakery chain Panera Bread

Apr. 5, 2017 at 12:36 pm CDT

Reuters — JAB Holdings, the owner of Caribou Coffee and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, said Wednesday it would buy bakery chain Panera Bread for US$7.2 billion, as it expands its coffee and breakfast empire through the biggest-ever U.S. restaurant deal. JAB, the investment vehicle of Germany’s billionaire Reimann family, has built […]

By Anya George Tharakan Gayathree Ganesan

EU clears ChemChina’s Syngenta takeover, with conditions

Apr. 5, 2017 at 12:02 pm CDT

Brussels | Reuters –– ChemChina won conditional EU antitrust approval on Wednesday for its US$43 billion bid for Swiss pesticides and seeds group Syngenta, a deal that could help China boost its domestic agricultural output. The deal is one of several reshaping the agricultural chemicals and seeds market, even as […]

By Foo Yun Chee